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• Australian firm Freehills reportedly in merger talks with UK firm Herbert Smith

  Yesterday RollonFriday reports on rumours that Australian firm Freehills and UK firm Herbert Smith are preparing to put the question of a merger to their respective partnerships... more

• Linklaters reportedly in negotiations for alliance with Australian firm

  Mar 06 2012 International law firms have demonstrated considerable interest in the Australian legal market in recent months, with most of Australia’s largest law firms merging or... more

• UK firm DWF set to make redundancies

  Feb 27 2012 UK firm DWF is set to make some redundancies after the proposed merger with Cobbetts fell through three weeks ago, through RollOnFriday points out that the firm would... more

• Court finds that foreign lawyers may fly-in and fly-out of India to give advice

  Feb 23 2012 The Madras high court has resolved the issue of whether foreign lawyers may fly into India temporarily to advise on international law. In a significant move, the Court... more

• Salans and SNR Denton rumored to be close to merger deal

  Feb 21 2012 There are rumours circulating that Salans and SNR Denton in the final stages of negotiating a merger. The combined firm would have the benefit of Salans’... more

• Herbert Smith and Freehills consider July merger

  Feb 01 2012 Herbert Smith is still in merger negotiations with Australian firm Freehills, with reports emerging that a tie-up between the firms could happen as early as 1 July... more

• Merger of Indian law firms ends up in court

  Dec 18 2011 Merger negotiations between two of India’s oldest law firms, FoxMandal and Co and Little & Co, have fallen in a heap after four years, precipitating a legal battle in... more

• Merger negotiations between Alllen & Gledhill and A&O pose questions for future of profession in Singapore

  Nov 30 2011 As Allen & Gledhill, Singapore's leading corporate law firm continues its courtship with British giant Allen & Overy, many in the industry are asking what a merger... more

• Herbert Smith to leave alliance after 'best friends' reject formal merger

  Nov 26 2011 Merger negotiations between Herbert Smith and its alliance partners have fallen through, thwarting the UK-based firm’s plans for the next step in a ten-year alliance.... more

• US Justice Department boosts antitrust litigation team

  Nov 26 2011 The Justice Department has hired star litigator Glenn Pomerantz to bolster its trial team for the antitrust case against AT&T’s $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA.... more

• Washington firm McKenna Long in merger talks with California firm Luce Forward

  Nov 17 2011 Washington DC-based firm McKenna Long & Aldridge has initiated merger negotiations with Californian firm Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps. Luce was founded in 1873 and... more

• Allen & Overy in negotiations with Links' Singapore partner

  Nov 08 2011 Allen & Overy is in negotiations with Linklaters' Singapore partner Allen & Gledhill, discussing a potential tie up. Such an alliance would be a significant boost to... more

• US firms Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson agree to merge

  Oct 13 2011 Indianapolis-based firm Baker & Daniels has confirmed that a merger agreement has been reached between itself and Minneapolis firm Faegre & Benson. The agreement... more

• Norton Rose in merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 04 2011 International law firm Norton Rose is in merger talks with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, with the aim of boosting its resources practice. Norton Rose confirmed that... more

• Consolidation in the legal market - mergers on the up

  Oct 04 2011 Law firm mergers are on the increase in the US, with 14 acquisitions in the third quarter of this year – up 79 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2010. The... more

• Could Acculaw change the way that lawyers are trained?

  Sep 30 2011 This article examines the implications of the entry onto the scene of Acculaw – a company that administers a low cost training program for law graduates and then... more

• Scottish and British law firms in formal merger negotiations

  Sep 23 2011 Scottish law firm Dundas & Wilson and British firm Bircham Dyson Bell have confirmed that they are considering a merger which, if it went ahead, would create a 130... more

• US firms Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson consider merger

  Aug 15 2011 Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson have confirmed that they are in formal discussions regarding a potential merger between the two firms. If the tie-up proceeds, the... more

• Mallesons and King & Wood discuss Australia-China tie up

  Jul 26 2011 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques is in negotiations with one of China’s largest commercial law firms, King & Wood, regarding an alliance arrangement.... more

• Boston and Chicago firms in advanced merger negotiations

  Jul 07 2011 Boston firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Chicago firm Wildman, Harrold have announced that they are in advanced merger talks, though no final deal has yet been... more

• UK insurance firms negotiate for a merger

  Jun 24 2011 UK insurance law firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper are in the midst of negotiations over a possible merger which, if completed, would create an insurance law... more

• Study reveals controversial billing practices at large firms

  Jun 10 2011 A new study looking into law firm billings has armed general counsel with information that will help them to negotiate reduced fees. The study, conducted by legal... more

• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert under pressure

  Jun 07 2011 More reports have emerged to shed light on the merger negotiations between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and insurance rival Clyde & Co. TheLawyer.com has reported an... more

• Clyde & Co in advanced merger negotiations with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

  Jun 06 2011 Legal Week has revealed that Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are in advanced merger talks. If the merger proceeds, it will be one of the largest ever link ups... more

• UK firms Martineau and Sprecher Grier negotiate for merger

  May 23 2011 Birmingham firm Martineau and London firm Sprecher Grier Halberstam have confirmed that they are in the advanced stages of merger talks. The tie-up, should it proceed,... more

• DLA Piper is looking for a Canadian merger partner

  Mar 11 2011 DLA piper is in talks with several top Canadian firms about a possible merger, according to the firm’s US co-chairman Frank Burch. “We’ve talked to six or seven... more

• Winston & Strawn makes offers to three quarters of the Howrey partnership

  Feb 03 2011 After the Chicago-based Winston & Strawn dropped merger negotiations with Howrey, the firm has moved to raid Howre’s talent-base instead. According to reports, Winston... more

• Winston ends negotiations with Howrey; recruits lawyers on the way out

  Jan 26 2011 Merger negotiations between Chicago-based Winston & Strawn and Washington DC-based Howrey have ended, but Winston’s interest in Howrey is not concluded. According to... more

• Reed Smith and Thompson & Knight break off merger talks

  Jan 07 2011 Merger talks between Reed Smith and Thompson & Knight have been called off, after months of negotiation and due diligence failed to produce agreement. "We are very... more

• Orrick accused of wrecking Coudert Bros

  Dec 16 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has been accused of delivering the ‘fatal blow’ to rival law firm Coudert Brothers, five years after the latter firm announced its... more

• Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin call off negotiations for transatlantic merger

  Nov 15 2010 After months of speculation about a transatalatic merger between New York-based Proskauer Rose and London-based SJ Berwin, the two firms have called off their... more

• SJ Berwin elects new Managing partner in a close race

  Nov 02 2010 SJ Berwin has elected a new managing partner in a closely fought contest. Rob Day won the vote by just a handful of votes, and commentators are saying that the... more

• Eversheds' Copenhagen office in trouble

  Oct 15 2010 The Managing Partner of Eversheds’ Copenhagen office - Troels Askerud - has resigned, and the firm is in talks with three other partners about their future at the... more

• Orrick and Akin end merger talks without agreement

  Oct 05 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have terminated merger negotiations less than a week after confirming that they were in preliminary... more

• US firms consider merger: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

  Sep 29 2010 US-based law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are in merger talks, according to representatives from both firms. A deal... more

• Merger talks between Kilpatrick and Townsend end without agreement

  Jul 23 2010 Merger talks between Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew have ended without agreement, with the firms attributing the failed negotiations to client... more

• Merger talks between Simmons and Mayer Brown end without agreement

  Jun 30 2010 Merger negotiations between Simmons & Simmons and Mayer Brown have collapsed after preliminary talks failed to precipitate agreement between the two firms. A joint... more

• Merger talks resume between Mayer Brown and Simmons

  Jun 21 2010 Merger talks between Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons have been revived, with management teams engaged in high level talks last week. The merged firms would make... more

• Mayer Brown merger negotiations with Simmons fail

  Jun 07 2010 US firm Mayer Brown has suffered a setback in its effort to establish a merger with a UK firm as talks with Simmons & Simmons end without an agreement. The... more